Vocabulary

• afternoon tea: A light meal typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm, consisting of tea, sandwiches, cakes, and scones.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• from the top: From the beginning.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• in one bite: To consume or do something all at once.
• in terms of
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• sit down: To take a seat
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• much lighter: Considerably less heavy.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
• like mushrooms: Appearing or growing very quickly and suddenly.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• roll back
• smoked salmon: Salmon that has been cured by smoking.
• kind of sad: Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• at least: As a minimum
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• citrus: Type of plant producing juicy acidic fruits
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• point: An item to be discussed
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• flaky: Made of or resembling flakes
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• behold: To look at
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• classy: Showing good taste; elegant, fashionable; upmarket
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• cracker: Something excellent or that you really like
• left: To go away from; depart
• refreshing: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• price: Person's name
• fork: To divide or separate into two branches
• spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• creamy: Resembling or containing cream
• smell: To have a particular odor
• muffin: Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• scallop: Type of shellfish with two flat, round shells
• strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• mousse: Cold, creamy, usually sweet food eaten for dessert
• mango: Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese